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Austin Shackles
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On or around Wed, 24 Nov 2004 18:35:12 -0500, "Scot Kight" <me@cox.net>
enlightened us thusly:
>If this is the case, then how do I remove the whine? Is a rebuild required?
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>I received a response from BritParts inquiring about a mainshaft oil
>feeder---
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>Generally the t-cases do not whine: that's usually a function of misset or
>mismatched gears. Since they normally clunk, I'm guessing yours is set up
>'too tight'. There really is no way to change that without removing the
>gearbox: even different lubricants won't change it much.
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hmmm. mine whines *and* clunks. They're not supposed to clunk, really.
But I venture to suggest that they'd not have redesigned the gears to make
'em quieter if gearbox noise wasn't a common problem.
enlightened us thusly:
>If this is the case, then how do I remove the whine? Is a rebuild required?
>
>
>
>I received a response from BritParts inquiring about a mainshaft oil
>feeder---
>
>Generally the t-cases do not whine: that's usually a function of misset or
>mismatched gears. Since they normally clunk, I'm guessing yours is set up
>'too tight'. There really is no way to change that without removing the
>gearbox: even different lubricants won't change it much.
>
hmmm. mine whines *and* clunks. They're not supposed to clunk, really.
But I venture to suggest that they'd not have redesigned the gears to make
'em quieter if gearbox noise wasn't a common problem.